Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets 6e (Mishkin)
Chapter 1 Why Study Money, Banking, and Financial Markets?
1.1 Why Study Financial Markets?
1) Financial markets promote economic efficiency by ________.
A) channelling funds from investors to savers
B) creating inflation
C) channelling funds to those who have a productive use for them
D) reducing investment
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
2) Well-functioning financial markets promote ________.
A) inflation
B) deflation
C) unemployment
D) economic growth
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
3) A key factor in producing high economic growth is ________.
A) eliminating foreign trade
B) well-functioning financial markets
C) high interest rates
D) stock market volatility
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
4) Markets in which funds are transferred from those who do not have a productive use for
them to those who do are called ________.
A) commodity markets
B) fund-available markets
C) derivative exchange markets
D) financial markets
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
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5) ________ markets transfer funds from people who do not have a productive use for them to
people who do.
A) Commodity
B) Fund-available
C) Financial
D) Derivative exchange
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
6) Poorly performing financial markets can be the cause of ________.
A) wealth
B) poverty
C) financial stability
D) financial expansion
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
7) The bond markets are important because they are ________.
A) easily the most widely followed financial markets in Canada
B) the markets where foreign exchange rates are determined
C) where corporations and governments borrow to finance their activities
D) the markets where all borrowers get their funds
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
8) A security is also known as ________.
A) a financial instrument
B) a contingent claim
C) the interest rate
D) a liability
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
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9) A bond is ________.
A) not as good as investment as stocks
B) pays interest sporadically
C) never pays interest
D) makes payments periodically for a specified period of time
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
10) The fluctuation of interest rates ________.
A) never occurs because the central bank is involved in setting the rate
B) is due to changes in stock prices
C) cannot occur because there is only one interest rate
D) impacts all Canadians
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
11) The cost of borrowing is commonly referred to as the ________.
A) inflation rate
B) exchange rate
C) interest rate
D) aggregate price level
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
12) Compared to interest rates on long-term bonds, interest rates on three-month Treasury bills
fluctuate ________ and are ________ on average.
A) more; lower
B) less; lower
C) more; higher
D) less; higher
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
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13) The interest rate on long-term corporate bonds is ________, on average, than other interest
rates. The spread between it an other rates ________ over time.
A) lower; remains constant
B) lower; fluctuates
C) higher; remains constant
D) higher; fluctuates
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
14) Everything else held constant, a rise in interest rates will cause spending on housing to
________.
A) rise
B) remain unchanged
C) either rise, fall, or remain the same
D) fall
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
15) High interest rates might ________ purchasing a house or car but at the same time high
interest rates might ________ saving.
A) discourage; encourage
B) discourage; discourage
C) encourage; encourage
D) encourage; discourage
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
16) An increase in interest rates might ________ saving because more can be earned in interest
income.
A) encourage
B) discourage
C) disallow
D) invalidate
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
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17) Everything else held constant, an increase in interest rates on student loans ________.
A) may increase the cost of education
B) may reduce the cost of education
C) has no effect on educational costs
D) increases costs for students with no loans
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
18) A common stock ________.
A) cannot be purchased by individuals
B) is also known as a debt security
C) is a share of ownership in a corporation
D) is a claim on assets
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
19) A share of common stock is a claim on a corporation's ________.
A) debt
B) liabilities
C) expenses
D) earnings and assets
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
20) Lower interest rates might cause a corporation to ________ building a new plant that would
provide more jobs.
A) complete
B) postpone
C) consider
D) start
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
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21) Bonds of different maturities ________.
A) show no common features
B) have interest rates that tend to move together
C) have interest rates that can differ substantially
D) B and C only
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
22) The stock market is important because it is ________.
A) where interest rates are determined
B) the most widely followed financial market in the Canada
C) where foreign exchange rates are determined
D) the market where most borrowers get their funds
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
23) Stock prices, as measured by the S&P/TSX Composite Index, ________.
A) have not changed much over time
B) have risen smoothly over time
C) have been extremely volatile over time
D) have declined substantially since they peaked in the mid 1980s
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
24) Stock prices are ________.
A) relatively stable trending upward at a steady pace
B) relatively stable trending downward at a moderate rate
C) extremely volatile
D) unstable trending downward at a moderate rate
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
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25) Changes in stock prices ________.
A) do not affect people's wealth and their willingness to spend
B) affect firms' decisions to sell stock to finance investment spending
C) are predictable
D) are unimportant to decision makers
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
26) A ________ is an example of a security, which is a claim on future income or ________.
A) bond; interest rate
B) bond; debt
C) stock; assets
D) stock; debt
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
27) On ________, October 19, 1987, the market experienced its worst one-day drop in its entire
history with the S&P/TSX Composite falling by 11 percent.
A) "Terrible Tuesday"
B) "Woeful Wednesday"
C) "Freaky Friday"
D) "Black Monday"
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
28) Fluctuations in stock prices ________.
A) have become less smaller since the year 2000
B) since the year 2000 are about the same as they were before the year 2000
C) have become more volatile since the year 2000
D) have been almost eliminated since the year 2000
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
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29) The S&P/TSX Composite reached a peak of over 14000 in 2008 and then fell by ________.
A) 10%
B) 30%
C) 50%
D) 70%
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
30) Why is it important to understand the bond market?
Answer: The bond market supports economic activity by enabling the government and
corporations to borrow to undertake their projects and it is the market where interest rates are
determined.
Diff: 2
Type: ES
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
31) What is a stock? How do stocks affect the economy?
Answer: A stock represents a share of ownership of a corporation, or a claim on a firm's
earnings/assets. Stocks are part of wealth, and changes in their value affect people's willingness
to spend. Changes in stock prices affect a firm's ability to raise funds, and thus their investment.
Diff: 2
Type: ES
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy.
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1.2 Why Study Financial Institutions and Banking?
1) Channelling funds from individuals with savings to those desiring funds when the saver does
not purchase the borrower's security is known as ________.
A) barter
B) redistribution
C) financial intermediation
D) taxation
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking
and the economy
2) A financial crisis is ________.
A) not possible in the modern financial environment
B) a major disruption in the financial markets
C) a feature of developing economies only
D) typically followed by an economic boom
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking
and the economy
3) Banks are important to the study of money and the economy because they ________.
A) channel funds from investors to savers
B) have been a source of rapid financial innovation
C) are the only important financial institution in the US economy
D) create inflation
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking
and the economy
4) Financial crises are characterized by ________.
A) surging employment
B) hyperinflation
C) decline in asset prices
D) high profits in the financial sector
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking
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and the economy
5) Chartered banks, trust and mortgage loan companies, and credit unions and caisses
populaires ________.
A) no longer provide financial intermediation
B) since deregulation now provide services only to small depositors
C) accept deposits and make loans
D) create fluctuations in the stock market
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking
and the economy
6) Banks ________.
A) are the smallest of the financial intermediaries
B) are the largest financial intermediaries
C) are barred from providing financial intermediation services
D) can only provide services to corporations
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking
and the economy
7) Financial institutions that accept deposits and make loans include ________.
A) exchanges
B) banks
C) over-the-counter markets
D) finance companies
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking
and the economy
8) Which of the following are the largest financial intermediaries in the Canadian economy?
A) Insurance companies
B) Finance companies
C) Banks
D) Mutual funds
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking
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and the economy
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9) The term "bank" generally includes all of the following institutions except ________.
A) chartered banks
B) credit unions
C) trust and mortgage loan companies
D) finance companies
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking
and the economy
10) The delivery of financial services electronically is called ________.
A) e-business
B) e-commerce
C) e-finance
D) e-possible
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking
and the economy
11) Financial innovation can lead to ________ and ________.
A) phishing; financial gain
B) higher interest rates; higher inflation
C) higher profits; financial disasters
D) lower interest rates; lower inflation
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking
and the economy
12) What crucial role do financial intermediaries perform in an economy?
Answer: Financial intermediaries borrow funds from people who have saved and make loans
to other individuals and businesses and thus improve the efficiency of the economy.
Diff: 1
Type: ES
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking
and the economy
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13) Why is the study of financial innovation important?
Answer: Financial innovation shows how creative thinking on the part of financial institutions
can lead to higher profits.
Diff: 2
Type: ES
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking
and the economy
1.3 Why Study Money and Monetary Policy?
1) Money is defined as ________.
A) bills of exchange
B) anything that is generally accepted in payment for goods and services or in the repayment of
debt
C) a repository of spending power
D) the unrecognized liability of governments
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
2) The upward and downward movement of aggregate output produced in the economy is
referred to as the ________.
A) roller coaster
B) see saw
C) business cycle
D) shock wave
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
3) Sustained downward movements in the business cycle are referred to as ________.
A) inflation
B) recessions
C) economic recoveries
D) expansions
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
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4) During a recession, output declines resulting in ________.
A) lower unemployment in the economy
B) higher unemployment in the economy
C) no impact on the unemployment in the economy
D) higher wages for the workers
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
5) Prior to all recessions, there has been a drop in ________.
A) inflation
B) the money stock
C) the rate of money growth
D) interest rates
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
6) Evidence from business cycle fluctuations in Canada indicates that ________.
A) a negative relationship between money growth and general economic activity exists
B) recessions have been preceded by declines in share prices on the stock exchange
C) recessions have been preceded by dollar depreciation
D) recessions have been preceded by a decline in the growth rate of money
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
7) ________ theory relates changes in the quantity of money to changes in aggregate economic
activity and the price level.
A) Monetary
B) Fiscal
C) Financial
D) Systemic
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
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8) A sharp increase in the growth of the money supply is likely followed by ________.
A) a recession
B) a depression
C) an increase in the inflation rate
D) no change in the economy
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
9) Inflation ________.
A) can be explained by changes in the price level and money supply
B) cannot be explained historically
C) is unrelated to monetary variables
D) changes in government policy
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
10) The average price of goods and services in the economy is called ________.
A) the aggregate price level
B) inflation
C) interest rates
D) deflation
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
11) It is true that inflation is a ________.
A) continual increase in the money supply
B) continuous fall in prices
C) decline in interest rates
D) continual increase in the price level
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
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12) Which of the following is a true statement?
A) Money or the money supply is defined as Bank of Canada notes.
B) The average price of goods and services in an economy is called the aggregate price level.
C) The inflation rate is measured as the rate of change in the federal government budget deficit.
D) The aggregate price level is measured as the rate of change in the inflation rate.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
13) If ten years ago the prices of the items bought last month by the average consumer would
have been much lower, then one can likely conclude that ________.
A) the aggregate price level has declined during this ten-year period
B) the average inflation rate for this ten-year period has been positive
C) the average rate of money growth for this ten-year period has been positive
D) the aggregate price level has risen during this ten-year period
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
14) From 1968-2014 the price level in Canada increased more than ________.
A) twofold
B) threefold
C) sixfold
D) ninefold
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
15) Complete Milton Friedman's famous statement, "Inflation is always and everywhere a
________ phenomenon."
A) recessionary
B) discretionary
C) repressionary
D) monetary
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
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16) There is a ________ association between inflation and the growth rate of money ________.
A) positive; demand
B) positive; supply
C) negative; demand
D) negative; supply
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
17) Evidence from Canada and other foreign countries indicates that ________.
A) there is a strong positive association between inflation and growth rate of money supply
over long periods of time
B) there is little support for the assertion that "inflation is always and everywhere a monetary
phenomenon"
C) countries with low monetary growth rates tend to experience higher rates of inflation, all
else being constant
D) money growth is clearly unrelated to inflation
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
18) Countries with low inflation rates include ________.
A) Canada, Sweden and the United States
B) Canada, Ukraine and the United States
C) Turkey, Ukraine and Zambia
D) Turkey, Ukraine and Canada
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
19) Countries that experience very high rates of inflation may also have ________.
A) balanced budgets
B) rapidly growing money supplies
C) falling money supplies
D) constant money supplies
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
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economic variables
20) In the 1970s, in Canada, interest rates trended upward. During this same time period,
________.
A) the rate of money growth declined
B) the rate of money growth increased
C) the government budget deficit (expressed as a percentage of GNP) trended downward
D) inflation fell
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
21) The management of money and interest rates is called ________ policy and is conducted by
a nation's ________ bank.
A) debt; superior
B) fiscal; superior
C) fiscal; central
D) monetary; central
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
22) ________ policy involves decisions about government spending and taxation.
A) Monetary
B) Fiscal
C) Risk Management
D) Systemic
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
23) When tax revenues are greater than government expenditures, the government has a budget
________.
A) crisis
B) deficit
C) surplus
D) revision
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
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Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
24) A budget ________ occurs when government expenditures exceed tax revenues for a
particular time period.
A) deficit
B) surplus
C) surge
D) surfeit
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
25) Budget deficits can be a concern because they might ________.
A) ultimately lead to higher inflation
B) lead to lower interest rates
C) lead to a slower rate of money growth
D) lead to higher bond prices
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
26) Budget deficits are important because deficits ________.
A) cause bank failures
B) always cause interest rates to fall
C) may lead to a financial crisis
D) always cause prices to fall
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
27) What happens to economic growth and unemployment during a business cycle recession?
What is the relationship between the money growth rate and a business cycle recession?
Answer: During a recession, output declines and unemployment increases. Prior to every
recession in Canada the money growth rate has declined, however, not every decline is
followed by a recession.
Diff: 2
Type: ES
Skill: Recall
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Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
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28) Describe the relationship between the aggregate price level and the growth rate in money
supply. Can the relationship be used to explain inflation?
Answer: The price level and the money supply generally move closely together. There is a
positive relationship between inflation and the growth rate of the money supply. Friedman says
that "inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon."
Diff: 2
Type: ES
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and
economic variables
1.4 Why Study International Finance?
1) Canadian companies can borrow funds ________.
A) only in Canadian financial markets
B) only in foreign financial markets
C) in both Canadian and foreign financial markets
D) only from the Canadian government
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
2) The price of one country's currency in terms of another country's currency is called the
________.
A) foreign exchange rate
B) interest rate
C) TSE index
D) inflation rate
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
3) The foreign exchange rate is ________.
A) determined by the banks
B) not important to Canadian individuals
C) the relative price of two currencies
D) the ratio of the foreign aggregate price level to the domestic aggregate price level
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
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4) The market where one currency is converted into another currency is called the ________
market.
A) security
B) bond
C) derivatives
D) foreign exchange
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
5) Everything else constant, a stronger Canadian dollar will mean that ________.
A) vacationing in England becomes more expensive
B) vacationing in England becomes less expensive
C) French cheese becomes more expensive
D) Japanese cars become more expensive
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
6) Which of the following is most likely to result from a stronger Canadian dollar?
A) Canadian goods exported aboard will cost less in foreign countries, and so foreigners will
buy more of them.
B) Canadian goods exported aboard will cost more in foreign countries and so foreigners will
buy more of them.
C) Canadian goods exported abroad will cost more in foreign countries, and so foreigners will
buy fewer of them.
D) Canadians will purchase fewer foreign goods.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
7) Everything else held constant, a weaker Canadian dollar will likely hurt ________.
A) textile exporters in Quebec
B) wheat farmers in Saskatchewan that sell domestically
C) automobile manufacturers in Ontario that use domestically produced inputs
D) furniture importers in British Columbia
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
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8) Everything else held constant, Canadians who love French wine benefit most from
________.
A) a decrease in the dollar price of euros
B) an increase in the dollar price of euros
C) a constant dollar price for euros
D) a ban on imports from Europe
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
9) Everything else held constant, a stronger Canadian dollar benefits ________ and hurts
________.
A) Canadian businesses; Canadian consumers
B) Canadian businesses; foreign businesses
C) Canadian consumers; Canadian businesses
D) foreign businesses; Canadian consumers
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
10) From 2002 to 2011, the Canadian dollar ________ in value.
A) appreciated by approximately 25%
B) appreciated by approximately 50%
C) depreciated by approximately 50%
D) depreciated by approximately 25%
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
11) When in 1985 a British pound cost approximately C$1.30, a Shetland sweater that cost 100
British pounds would have cost $130. With a weaker Canadian dollar, the same Shetland
sweater would have cost ________.
A) less than $130
B) more than $130
C) $130, since the exchange rate does not affect the prices that Canadian consumers pay for
foreign goods
D) $130, since the demand for Shetland sweaters will decrease to prevent an increase in price
due to the stronger dollar
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
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12) Everything else held constant, a decrease in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to all
foreign currencies means that the price of foreign goods purchased by Canadians ________.
A) increases
B) decreases
C) remains unchanged
D) increases initially but then decreases
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
13) Canadian farmers who sell beef to Europe benefit most from ________.
A) a decrease in the Canadian dollar price of euros
B) an increase in the Canadian dollar price of euros
C) a constant Canadian dollar price for euros
D) a European ban on imports of Canadian beef
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
14) If the Canadian dollar price of a euro increases from $1.00 to $1.10, then, everything else
held constant, ________.
A) a European vacation becomes less expensive
B) a European vacation becomes more expensive
C) the cost of a European vacation is not affected
D) foreign travel becomes impossible
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
15) From 2002-2011, the dollar strengthened in value against other currencies. Who was helped
and who was hurt by this strong dollar?
Answer: Canadian consumers benefitted because imports were cheaper and consumers could
purchase more. Canadian businesses and workers in those businesses were hurt as domestic and
foreign sales of Canadian products fell.
Diff: 2
Type: ES
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy
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1.5 Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate
1) The most comprehensive measure of aggregate output is ________.
A) gross domestic product
B) net national product
C) the TSE Index
D) national income
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
2) The gross domestic product is the ________.
A) the value of all wealth in an economy
B) the value of all goods and services sold to other nations in a year
C) the market value of all final goods and services produced in an economy in a year
D) the market value of all intermediate goods and services produced in an economy in a year
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
3) You buy a second hand car from a dealer. Which of the following items are counted in
Canadian GDP?
A) No part of the purchase price as this car was manufactured in an earlier year
B) The portion of the purchase price attributable to repairs made by the dealer
C) The portion of the purchase price attributable to both repairs and commissions to the
salesman
D) The portion of the purchase price attributable to repairs, commissions and profits to the
dealer
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
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4) If an economy has aggregate output of $2 trillion, then aggregate income is ________.
A) $1 trillion
B) $2 trillion
C) $3 trillion
D) $4 trillion
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
5) When the total value of final goods and services is calculated using current prices, the
resulting measure is referred to as ________.
A) real GDP
B) the GDP deflator
C) nominal GDP
D) the index of leading indicators
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
6) Nominal GDP is output measured in ________ prices while real GDP is output measured in
________ prices.
A) current; current
B) current; fixed
C) fixed; fixed
D) fixed; current
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
7) GDP measured with constant prices is referred to as ________.
A) real GDP
B) nominal GDP
C) the GDP deflator
D) industrial production
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
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8) If your nominal income in 2013 was $30000, and prices doubled between 2002 and 2013, to
have the same real income, your nominal income in 2002 must be ________.
A) $10000
B) $15000
C) $20000
D) $100,000
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
9) If your nominal income in 2002 is $50000, and prices increase by 50 percent between 2002
and 2013, then to have the same real income, your nominal income in 2013 must be ________.
A) $50000
B) $75000
C) $100,000
D) $150,000
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
10) To convert a nominal GDP to a real GDP, you would use ________.
A) the PCE deflator
B) the CPI measure
C) the GDP deflator
D) the PPI measure
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
11) If nominal GDP in 2013 is $10 trillion, and 2013 real GDP in 2002 prices is $9 trillion, the
GDP deflator price index is ________.
A) 1
B) 1.1
C) 11
D) 100
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
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Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
12) When prices are measured in terms of fixed (base-year) prices they are called ________
prices.
A) nominal
B) real
C) inflated
D) aggregate
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
13) The measure of the aggregate price level that is most frequently reported in the media is the
________.
A) GDP deflator
B) producer price index
C) consumer price index
D) household price index
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
14) To calculate the growth rate of a variable, you will ________.
A) calculate the percentage change from one time period to the next
B) calculate the difference between the two variables
C) add the ending value to the beginning value
D) divide the increase by the number of time periods
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Skill: Recall
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
15) If real GDP grows to $9.5 trillion in 2014 from $9 trillion in 2013, the growth rate for real
GDP is ________.
A) 6 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 5 percent
D) 0.5 percent
Answer: A
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Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
16) If real GDP in 2013 is $10 trillion, and in 2014 real GDP is $9.5 trillion, then real GDP
growth from 2013 to 2014 is ________.
A) 0.5 percent
B) 5 percent
C) 0 percent
D) -5 percent
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
17) If the aggregate price level at time t is denoted by Pt, the inflation rate from time t - 1 to t is
defined as
A) = ( )/
B) = (Pt + 1 - Pt - 1)/ Pt - 1
C) = (Pt + 1 - Pt)/ Pt
D) = (Pt - Pt - 1)/ Pt
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
18) If the price level increases from 200 in year 1 to 220 in year 2, the rate of inflation from
year 1 to year 2 is ________.
A) 20 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 11 percent
D) 120 percent
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
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19) If the CPI is 120 in 2002 and 180 in 2012, then between 2002 and 2012, prices have
increased by ________.
A) 180 percent
B) 80 percent
C) 60 percent
D) 50 percent
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
20) If the CPI in 2012 is 200, and in 2013 the CPI is 180, the rate of inflation from 2012 to
2013 is ________.
A) 20 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 0 percent
D) -10 percent
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Skill: Applied
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
21) What is measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? what is INCLUDED and what is
EXCLUDED in the calculation of GDP?
Answer: GDP is the most commonly used measure of aggregate output. It is the market value
of all final goods and services produced in the economy during the course of a year. In
calculating the GDP we exclude two sets of items. First, we exclude all goods that have been
produced in the past, and not in the measured year, and second we exclude all intermediate
goods as their value is included in the value of the final goods.
Diff: 2
Type: ES
Skill: Recall
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
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22) Are the following transactions included in the calculation of the GDP? Why?
a. books you buy from the university bookstore
b. purchase of government bonds
c. writing a cheque to your dentist for his services
d. purchase by a car manufacturer of tyres for the produced vehicles
Answer:
a. Yes, it is a purchase of a final good, the book.
b. No, purchases of stocks and bonds are not included in the calculation of the GDP.
c. Yes, it is a service that should be included in the GDP.
d. No, because the tyres for the car manufacturer are an intermediate good and as such it is not
included in the calculation of the GDP.
Diff: 2
Type: ES
Skill: Applied
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
23) What is the aggregate income? How is the aggregate income related to the gross domestic
product?
Answer: Aggregate income is the total income of factors of production. It is equal to aggregate
output.
Diff: 2
Type: ES
Skill: Recall
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
24) Why is the real GDP a better measure of economic activity than nominal GDP?
Answer: Real GDP is a more reliable measure because values are measured in terms of fixed
prices.
Diff: 2
Type: ES
Skill: Recall
Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation
Rate
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